mamcdonald

Picked this up this summer, Royal Enfield Shotgun 650. I've put about 1600 miles on it so far, it's my first motorcycle and I was immediately hooked!

I filed as an individual through Capitol Armory on 6/14. Feel slightly embarrassed to be here impatiently tapping my foot after only 5 days, before I still have to deal with their waiting and shipping times

Nashville Armory has a laser engraver that I've made use of a couple of times. It's quick and cost me I think $75, though it has been a couple of years since I needed it.

I picked this up last year used, a Wilson Combat 92G with the Vertec grip. The previous owner had sprung for the mag guide and Wilson's action job which is seriously slick (averages 2.5lbs SA and about 5lb DA on my digital trigger gauge), they had also had a Jarvis Custom barrel and single-port comp fitted along with a Jarvis steel guide rod. When I got it it was a very fast, very flat shooting and very fun gun, so I decided to see what else I could add to it. Smash cut to last week: I got my slide back from Langdon after sending it out for their optic cut. They replace a lot of the little fiddly bits in the slide with ones of their design to facilitate a (slightly) lower height over bore than the Beretta system, with the trade-off that you lose your rear sight dovetail so you are locked in to using their mount plates. They also replace the front sight to cowitness/align with the plate's rear irons. I opted for the RMR footprint but if I decide to go with something else for some reason in the future it's a pretty easy plate swap. Planned to use a 507Comp but after getting it back I decided I wanted to carry it sometimes so I went with the thinner 507C. Anyways here's wonderwall my Langdon Tactical/Jarvis Custom/Wilson Combat 92:

*most offensively stereotypical Italian accent possible* Beretta some Smiths: Model 13-3, Model 52, Model 645 customized by Novak's, Model 37 flat latch, Model M&P 10mm

I thought the double stack 84 felt great in the hand, but once I handled an 85 I sold off the 84 quick. These are great, GLWS

Sold, thanks everybody

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Ha! Nah, I actually think this is a pretty good gun, especially given the cost

Picked this up a couple of months ago to see what the hype with the brand was all about and put about 100 rounds through it. It's a perfectly functional 1911, turns out I just don't want to stock yet another caliber for only one gun. The gun itself is the "upgraded" 1911A1 version with better sights and a commander's ring hammer instead of the standard spur. Comes with an actually pretty nice hard case, two mags, takedown tool, and other little bits and bobs inside. $350 FTF in the Nashville area, no trades please. Edit: I will also be traveling to Memphis 3/14-15 if anyone around there is interested.

This would fit in well with my other old Berettas, so please somebody else buy it

Put another 250 FMJ through it today with maybe 2 FTFeeds that were by the same magazine (Mec-Gar makes excellent mags for everything except compact 9mm 1911s apparently, these are the worst ones I have). Tried some Federal HSTs that quickly jammed, and bought some 135gr Critical Duty flex tip since they have a longer COAL than the 115s. They fed the first 5 ok from a Nighthawk magazine but jammed on the 6th, other mags didn’t get that far. It’s also shooting a few inches left at 10 yards, verified by multiple shooters from a rest. I put in a service request with the manufacturer so hopefully a stint in the gun hospital will cure what ails it.

Italian made Beretta .380. DA/SA, this version has the safety only no decocker. Italian police surplus marked for the Guardia di Finanza (basically Italy's version of Treasury Agents). Two 3-round magazines, one surplus one purchased new from Beretta. A bit of honest holster wear but in great mechanical shape. $500 FTF in the Nashville area, no trades please.

From what I've seen the ramp there is pretty close to spec, there should be at least a 1/32" gap between the feed ramp and barrel throat to avoid any potential overhang. This thing came with one Metalform magazine and I bought two more that have a built in feed ramp that they make for Springfield. I also have a couple of Mec-Gars that took a lot of effort to load more than three rounds into. I'm going to order a Wilson ETM just to cover all my bases but I'm pretty close to sending an angry email to Mr Fusion.

I've had a desire for a CCO-style 1911 in the back of my mind for a long time, but it wasn't like a pressing need so I never really looked into getting one. Cut to last month when I decided I'd treat myself to something for my birthday, only to discover that my Right Now options were either a used Dan Wesson on gunbroker or an Ed Brown for $lol. There were also a few stock photo ads on GB for these Fusion pistols, which I wasn't familiar with at the time. I guess the guy who used to run Dan Wesson left and started his own company making 1911 parts and eventually whole guns. I wasn't going to take a chance on a gunbroker ad with a single manufacturer-provided photo, luckily a local shop offered them for order on their version of that sales website every other gun store seems to use. The Good: The pistol comes in a big nylon range bag with one mag, a bushing tool, and an extra (lighter?) recoil spring. Inside the big bag, the pistol is wrapped in a plastic bag covered in more oil than I've used to fry chicken. Build quality is great, very solid. Slide to frame fit is tight but very slick with no binding, the thumb safety has a very tactile click to engage/disengage but isn't difficult to do either direction, it just feels good. The frame and slide both are milled out of steel so it's pretty heavy for a smaller gun which helps tame the mighty 9mm recoil. The front strap is also sharply checkered and the trigger guard slightly undercut which are a nice touch for what is ultimately an inexpensive brand. Fusion builds these with Series 70 internals so no firing pin safety. The trigger is pretty good; little to no noticeable takeup, crisp break, short reset. My cheapo digital trigger guage measured a pretty consistent ~4lbs right out of the box. I'll take it. This was the first 50 rounds I put through it after I cleaned all the shipping oil out of it. See if you can spot which hole is from me being surprised by the light trigger and sending the first shot prematurely The Bad: This thing refuses to feed any type of hollowpoint. It has a non ramped barrel, and even if it will strip the first round from a full mag the next will get hung up. I've tried multiple different types of magazines including some that were recommended with a built in "feed ramp" (really just a little lip on the front to help guide the round) and multiple different ammo brands all to no avail. Ball ammo hasn't given me any problems over a couple hundred rounds but defensive ammo is a no go, which is kind of an issue for what was intended to be a carry gun. I've got an assortment of recoil springs to swap out, in a day or two I should have a magazine catch delivered that will seat the mags a little higher than standard, and I'm going to have to try the Wilson mags everybody raves about. After that, it's going back to the factory. Final Thoughts: For ~$800, this is a pretty good range gun. Accurate, low felt recoil, good trigger. Want a defensive gun? Save up for something better.